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Work, calling, diligence, stewardship, and service
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S. S.—or, the Sinner Saved
Romans 9:30-33
… How can we forget them while they are in such peril? At the same time, the main drift of the service has been for the people of God …
SERMON • SERMON 2127Love's Competition
Luke 7:42
… This love works in us a hatred of sin and a spirit of obedience whereby we yield ourselves up to the service of Him who has bought us …
SERMON • SERMON 3006'The Lord Is My Shepherd'
Psalm 23:1
… And the young tradesman should seek Divine guidance as to where he shall set up his business, or commence his daily labor. In emigrating to another land, in …
SERMON • SERMON 1013Our Watchword
Psalm 70:4
… We do not send our children to hard service; we wait till their limbs are developed, and then appoint them their share in life’s labors. Let the …
SERMON • SERMON 1173"I Thought"
2 Kings 5:11
… Do you think that He needs your aid in the new? In the work of redemption did He ask your help or take your counsel when He made …
SERMON • SERMON 599The Certainty And Freeness Of Divine Grace
John 6:37
… Jesus, mighty to renew, Work in me to will and do. Turn my nature's rapid tide, Stem the torrent of my pride! Stop the whirlwind of my …
SERMON • SERMON 614For Christ'S Sake
Ephesians 4:32
… His weather-beaten cheeks told of service, but it was not service rendered to her—he had no claim on her and yet there was bed and board …
SERMON • SERMON 2826The King in Pilate's Hall
John 18:37
… It was the work of the Holy Spirit upon the heart that Jesus preached—and He grandly witnessed against all the idolatrous and false forms of faith which …
SERMON • SERMON 200The Wicked Man’s Life, Funeral, and Epitaph
Ecclesiastes 8:10
… And a bell is ringing, and the clergyman is reading the funeral service, and is burying the man “in sure and certain hope.” Oh! what a laugh rings …
SERMON • SERMON 760The Sweet Harp of Consolation
Isaiah 41:10
… Have you been called, by God's Providence, to undertake a work far beyond your own visible power, and have you plunged into it by faith? You have …
SERMON • SERMON 1662The Indwelling and Outflowing of the Holy Spirit
John 7:38
… For my part, it shall be the labor of this morning to impress upon you the necessity for His work and the superlative value of it. Beloved Brothers …
SERMON • SERMON 2967The Church's Probation
Psalm 66:10
… up to them fresh fields of labor It has been my lot, when I have been busy about my Master's service, here and there to come to …
SERMON • SERMON 2858Migratory Birds
Jeremiah 8:7
… And Jesus stands and says again, as He said of old, "Come unto Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest …
SERMON • SERMON 2260Christ's Hospital
Psalm 147:3
… minutes to eight? Yes, He is doing this work now! "He heals the broken in heart." And when the service is over and the congregation is gone, what …
SERMON • SERMON 1854The Foundation and Its Seal—a Sermon for the Times
2Timothy 2:19
… Despite all that has happened, or ever shall happen, not one jot the less does, "the foundation of God stands sure." The work of God goes on and …
SERMON • SERMON 1852The Modern Dead Sea and the Living Waters
Ezekiel 47:8
… God is at work creating new heavens and a new earth and, in the process, forms of beauty are developed. But to this day the old unrenewed city …
SERMON • SERMON 745The Unsearchable Riches Of christ
Ephesians 3:8
… The laborers still are few—may the Lord of the harvest thrust you into His work. But while Paul was thus thankful for his office, his success in …
SERMON • SERMON 1946Eternal Life Within Present Grasp
1 Timothy 6:12
… Are you a servant? Be not perpetually lamenting because of your hard work and scant wage, but let all men see what Grace can do. The eternal life …
SERMON • SERMON 2611A Lost Christ Found
Luke 2:44-46
… It is hard work to go back for Christ—John Bunyan tells us that the pilgrim found the piece of the road back to the arbor of ease …
SERMON • SERMON 1552The Friends Of Jesus
John 15:14
… But still, you may multiply your sacraments and increase your ceremonies and you may attend to this service and to the other service until your heart is worn …
SERMON • SERMON 574The Superlative Excellence Of The Holy Spirit
John 16:7
… There would be no discouragement to the Church in her work of faith and labor of love, for the Presence of Christ would be the end of all …
SERMON • SERMON 1423A Sacred Solo
Psalm 28:7
… It is not even the Lord's work in my soul, nor the assurance of my faith, nor the ardor of my love that has become my strength …
SERMON • SERMON 1476Jesus, the Judge
Acts 10:42
… But as God-Man, He has a Glory which His Father has given Him to be the reward of that labor of life and death by which He …
SERMON • SERMON 2988Great Pardon for Great Sin
Psalm 25:11
… When we spent our money in sin, it was for that which is not bread, and our labor of iniquity was for that which did not profit us …
SERMON • SERMON 2531A Boundless Benediction
Genesis 49:25
… You shall have a blessing by night as well as by day—a blessing on your sleep and on your rest, as well as on your labor! God …
SERMON • SERMON 888The Silken Fetter
Hosea 3:5
… I will give myself up, spirit, soul and body, to the Master's service in foreign lands," what might he not achieve! Come, you gallant of heart, you …
SERMON • SERMON 3450Dangerous Lingering
Genesis 19:16
… spent all her strength, her eyesight—all her diligent labor upon that one piece." Here we have the work of the Holy Spirit—only the Holy Spirit works …
SERMON • SERMON 1558Rare Fruit
Isaiah 57:19
… But I shall have to die and what shall I do then? My Lord, I am afraid to die! It is grim work—dying. It is a path …
SERMON • SERMON 2836Prayerful Importunity
Luke 18:7
… and so shall we always be with the Lord." O work on, minister! Toil on, teacher! Weep on, mourner! Pray on, intercessor! Hope on, Believer, the hallowed day …
SERMON • SERMON 3393Wheat in the Barn
Matthew 13:30
… It has rewarded the labor of the Farmer and it is housed. Oh, long-expected day, begin! Oh, Brothers and Sisters, what a blessing it will be when …
SERMON • SERMON 716The Church Awakened
Ephesians 5:14
… As we have often seen a sleeping drayman with his horses going on with their load, so they can make others work while they themselves sleep! And the …
SERMON • SERMON 1026Joy Born at Bethlehem
Luke 2:10-12
… Jesus is no partial Saviour, beginning a work and not concluding it; but, restoring and upholding, he also prefects and presents the saved ones without spot or wrinkle …
SERMON • SERMON 2819A Caution for Sin-sick Souls
Hosea 5:13
… Be it known, once and for all, that all this is a vain and useless effort to work out a radical cure in the soul of man! All …
SERMON • SERMON 513The Young Man'S Prayer
Psalm 90:14
… They will have the most service and the service of God is perfect delight. Their youthful vigor will enable them to do more than those who enlist when …
SERMON • SERMON 757In the Hay Field
Psalm 104:14
… But it shows much more than that, namely, that He would have those who work for Him fed as they work. God cares for the beasts, and makes …
SERMON • SERMON 1722The First Setting Up of the Bronze Serpent
Numbers 21:4-9
… We know certain of God's people who, what with poverty and ill-health, with ungenerous relations, with persecution, with hard labor and with short commons, find, from …
SERMON • SERMON 3154Concerning The Forbearance Of God
Romans 2:4
… Our common mercies—daily bread, raiment to put on, health for necessary labor, rescue from peril, preservation from death, the institution of the Sabbath, the gift of the …
SERMON • SERMON 3089A Sermon on a Grand Old Text
1 Timothy 1:15
… That work which filled the Savior's heart and hands is noble work for us. It were worth living for and worth dying for to be the instruments …
SERMON • SERMON 1445Wake Up! Wake Up!
Romans 13:11
… Do another man's work, if you can, as well as your own! You have nearly accomplished your life's labor, therefore throw all your strength into that …
SERMON • SERMON 2463Why Men Reject Christ
Luke 9:52
… Oh, dear Friends, I am sure that if you would work that problem out with a little care, you would soon come to a different resolve! I remember …